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Abnormal Psychology Research Paper Abnormal Psychology Research Paper Rubric Code: TXB2W28 By mpdasta Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Psychology Type: Project Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Topic Introduction
	Poor 0 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 4 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Description of Topic	Poor Difficult to identify topic or relevance to the course.	Fair Unclear, contains many vague terms or expressions, unoriginal.	Good Promising but slight unclear or lacking in insight or orginality	Excellent Easily identifiable, plausible, insightful and original.
Overview	Poor Unclear because thesis is weak or nonexistent.	Fair Generally unclear, often wanders or jumps around.	Good Generally clear and appropriate though may wander a bit.	Excellent Evident, understandable, appropriate for topic.
Body of Paper
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 4 pts	Excellent 6 pts
Organization
Follows Coherent Outline	Poor Information seems to be disorganized and has little to do with the main topic. Lacks any form of thesis or controlling idea.	Fair Information isnot well organized and some elements appeared not well developed. Lacks a thesis or controlling idea.	Good Ideas are clear, but there is a lack of extra information. Information relates to main topic. Details and amount of information are sparse.	Excellent Closely follows all the requirements related to format and layout. A clear outline is present and the format is well suited to the topic area.
Clear Presentation of Information	Poor The writing is vague or it is difficult to understand what the writer is trying to express.	Fair It is difficult for the reader to understand what the writer is trying to express.	Good The writing is generally clear, but unnecessary words are occasionally used. Meaning is sometimes hidden.	Excellent The writing is clear and concise.
Content
Information is technically sound	Poor Demonstrates little understanding of the topic area, little or no critical thinking about the information presented.	Fair Demonstrates a general understanding of the topic area, critical analysis is somewhat lacking.	Good Demonstrates a solid understanding of the topic area and critically evaluates and responds to the information.	Excellent Excellent integration of factual material into the paper. Demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of the topic area.
Research is adequate to cover topic	Poor Very few or weak examples, general failure to support statements.	Fair Examples used to support some points, many points lack supporting evidence or evidence used where inappropriate.	Good Examples used to support most points, some evidence does not support point being made	Excellent Primary source material used to buttress every point with at least one example.
Specifics of Disorder
	Poor 3 pts	Fair 5 pts	Good 7 pts	Excellent 9 pts
Etiology of the Disorder	Poor Does not cover the relevant theories or ideas regarding the etiology of the disorder.	Fair Leaves out some major elements of the etiology and does not cover one or more of the Biological, Psychological or Social approaches	Good Covers most major elements of the etiology: Biological, Psychological, Social theories are applied in a general way	Excellent Covers all major elements of the etiology: Biological, Psychological, Social theories are applied as applicable.
Developmental of the Disorder	Poor Does not address etiology or does so in an entirely superficial manner.	Fair Leaves out multiple major elements in the development of the disorder, does not address any issue in a satisfactory manner	Good Leave out a major element in the development of the disorder, or addresses the elements in a cursory manner	Excellent Premorbid, prodromal, acute, residual and remission are addressed, as appropriate to the disorder.
Signs/Symptoms Covered	Poor Does not discuss the symptoms or signs of the disorder in an coherent fashion.	Fair Leaves out multiple symptoms and addresses those discussed in a superficial manner.	Good Leaves out one or two of the major signs and symptoms, or does not address all of them in an in-depth manner.	Excellent Discusses all of the major signs and symptoms of the disorder in depth.
Prognosis/Expectations	Poor Does not address prognosis or expectations from treatment, or does so in a cursory manner.	Fair Addresses prognosis and/expectations from treatment is a superficial manner.	Good Leaves out some minor issues in the prognosis and/expectations from treatment.	Excellent As appropriate, fully discusses the outcome of treatment, expectations if left untreated, and the general course of the disorder over the lifespan.
Writing Style
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 4 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Information is coherent	Poor Transitions confusing and unclear, hard to follow the outline of the paper, unclear what is being presented.	Fair Few or weak transitions, many paragraphs without topic sentences.	Good May have a few unclear transitions, or a few paragraphs without strong topic sentences.	Excellent Excellent transitions from point to point. Paragraphs support solid topic sentences
Clarity of Sentences	Poor Multple run-on sentences that are hard to follow.	Fair Errors in punctuation, multiple run-on sentences, hard to understand in multiple places.	Good One or two run-on sentences but generally easy to follow and understand.	Excellent Clear sentences, no run-on sentences and no inappropriate wording.
Follows APA style	Poor APA style was not followed in the citations and construction of the paper.	Fair There are multiple instances or one or two major instances of failure to follow APA style.	Good There are only one or two minor instances of failure to follow APA style.	Excellent There are no instances of failure to follow APA style.
Spelling and Grammar	Poor Major problems in sentence structure and/or grammar, frequent spelling errors.	Fair Problems in sentence structure, grammar is nonstandard, spelling errors.	Good Sentence structure and grammar are strong with occacional lapses, one or two spelling errors.	Excellent Sentence structure, grammar and diction are excellent with no major spelling errors.
References
In-text Citations	Poor In-text citations are totally lacking.	Fair There are multiple instances of lack of appropriate in-text citations.	Good Most information is accurately identified and cited with only a few exceptions.	Excellent All information in paper is accurately identified and cited.
Adequacy of references	Poor Reference list is not adequate and has no primary source citations.	Fair Reference list is lacking in one or more major areas and relies primarily on secondary source materials.	Good Reference list is adequate and contains more primary source than secondary source materials.	Excellent Reference list is comprehensive and includes mostly primary source materials.

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Psychology

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